Field Hockey | 10/11/2019 11:22:00 AM

GAMEDAY: The Engineers return to Liberty League play with Union visiting Harkness Field.

HOME STRETCH: Saturday's game is the second of a season-long three-game home stretch for the Engineers ... It concludes on Friday afternoon against Rochester.

FIVE STRAIGHT: Each of RPI's next five games are Liberty League contests ... It's lone non-conference game is the regular season finale on November 2 against Oneonta.

ALL-TIME VS. UNION: Rensselaer is 23-24 in 47 all-time against the Dutchwomen with 23 of those meetings coming in Troy ... RPI is 12-11 at home against Union.

IN CONFERENCE: The Engineers and Dutchwomen have played 24 conference games it their history with Rensselaer winning 16.

LAST FIVE: RPI has won four of the last five head-to-head contests with the Dutchwomen.

TEN MOST RECENT: RPI is 7-3 in the last 10 games with Union.

STREAK SNAPPED: Rensselaer had won seven straight games against the Dutchwomen prior to last year's game, which Union won 4-3.

TWO-PLUS: Six of the last eight meetings between Rensselaer and Union have been decided by two or more goals … RPI won seven of those contests.
• October 12, 2018: Union 4, RPI 3 OT • October 20, 2017: RPI 4, Union 0
• October 16, 2016: RPI 2, Union 1
• October 18, 2015: RPI 5, Union 1 
• September 27, 2014: RPI 4, Union 1
• October 26, 2013: RPI 2, Union 0
• October 6, 2012: RPI 2, Union 0
• September 24, 2011: RPI 4, Union 2

OCTOBER 12, 2018: Casey Collette scored with 1:10 left in regulation, but the Union's Cici Lyne tallied in overtime and the Dutchwomen defeated Rensselaer 4-3 at Frank Bailey Field … Lyne, a midfielder, netted the game-winning goal with less than three minutes remaining in the first overtime when she collected a loose ball and tapped it into an open cage ... Mikaela DiBello had the other two goals for the Engineers, who got 14 saves from Rachel Kaufman ... Union had four goal scorers and Heather Poisson made two saves.

RPI LAST TIME OUT: Senior Charisse Stakutis had two goals and an assist, but it was not enough as Utica scored with 40 seconds left in regulation and 19 seconds into overtime to defeat Rensselaer 4-3 ... RPI took a 3-2 lead on three third quarter goals and held off the Pioneers until junior Sydney Scaccia scored ... Utica possessed the ball to begin overtime and immediately gained the circle, where senior Josie Sgarlata tallied from the middle for the victory.

LEAGUE LEADER: Rensselaer freshman goalkeeper Jen Richardson leads the Liberty League in saves with 118 and saves per game with 10.73.

DEFENSIVE SAVES: Mikayla Berman and Emma Lewis share the team lead in defensive saves with two each.

COMMON OPPONENTS: Rensselaer and Union have four common opponents in Castleton, Stevens, Ithaca and Vassar ... RPI lost to each, while the Dutchwomen are 1-3 with the lone victory coming against Castleton.

UNION ON WEDNESDAY: Senior Charlotte Leyland scored both Union goals as the Dutchwomen defeated Elms 2-0 ... Cici Lyne and Katie Talacci picked up the assists ... Union finished with a 25-4 edge in shots ... Mary Beth Rudolf stopped three shots for the win, while Nora Newman made 20 saves on the other end.